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Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore is alive and well and living in Bushwick.

Mallets on Wheels

By Marianne Moore

Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side has an odd, all-purpose play space at the center. It’s a sunken concrete shell, with markings at mid-court, metal railings, and benches along the tops of its shoulder-height walls. It might be ideal for basketball, kickball, or Tai Chi.

An intense scrimmage at the Pit. Photos by Ivan Safrin.
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The Brooklyn Rail

JUL-AUG 2020

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